80 FR 10697 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 39 (February 27, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 39 (Friday, February 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 10697]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-04141]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Title: Annual Report on Households Assisted by the Low Income Home 
Energy Assistance (LIHEAP).
    OMB No. 0970-0060.
    Description: This report is an annual activity required by statute 
(42 U.S.C. 8629) and Federal regulations (45 CFR 96.92) for the Low 
Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Submission of the 
completed report is one requirement for LIHEAP grantees applying for 
Federal LIHEAP block grant funds.
    States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico are required to report statistics for the previous Federal fiscal 
year on:
     Assisted and applicant households, by type of LIHEAP 
assistance;
     Assisted and applicant households, by type of LIHEAP 
assistance and poverty level;
     Assisted households receiving only utility payment 
assistance;
     Assisted households, regardless of the type(s) of LIHEAAP 
assistance;
     Assisted households, by type of LIHEAP assistance, having 
at least one vulnerable member broken out; by a person at least 60 
years or younger, disabled person, or a child five years older of 
younger;
     Assisted households, by type of LIHEAP assistance, with 
least one member age 2 years or under;
     Assisted households, by type of LIHEAP assistance, with at 
least one member ages 3 years through 5 years; and
     Assisted households, regardless of the type(s) of LIHEAP 
assistance, having at least one member 60 years or older, disabled, or 
five years old or younger.
    Insular areas (other than the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico) and 
Indian Tribal Grantees are required to submit data only on the number 
of households receiving heating, cooling, energy crisis, and/or 
weatherization benefits.
    The information is being collected for the Department's annual 
LIHEAP Report to Congress. The data also provides information about the 
need for LIHEAP funds. Finally, the data are used in the calculation of 
LIHEAP performance measures under the Government Performance and 
Results Act of 1993. The data elements will allow the accuracy of 
measuring LIHEAP targeting performance and LIHEAP cost efficiency.
    Respondents: State Governments, Tribal Governments, Insular Areas, 
the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of        Average
                   Instrument                        Number of     responses per   burden hours    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent     per response        hours
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Assisted Household Report-Long Form.............              52               1              25           1,300
Assisted Household Report-Short Form............             155               1               1             155
Applicant Household Report......................              52               1              13             676
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours.........  ..............  ..............  ..............           2,131
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    In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and 
Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the 
information collection described above. Copies of the proposed 
collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded 
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of 
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., 
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. Email 
address: [email protected]. All requests should be identified 
by the title of the information collection.
    The Department specifically requests comments on: (a) Whether the 
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the 
information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection 
of information on respondents, including through the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology. 
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted 
within 60 days of this publication.

Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-04141 Filed 2-26-15; 8:45 am]
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